Doughty v Hillier [2024] NSWSC 1220

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Doughty v Hillier [2024] NSWSC 1220 Hearing dates: 19 and 20 August 2024 Date of orders: 30 September 2024 Decision date: 30 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Faulkner J Decision: See [159] Catchwords: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS — causes of action not maintainable — extension under s 60G(2) of the Limitation Act 1969 — whether the plaintiff ought to have become aware of the connection between the personal injury and the defendant's act or omission for the purpose of s 60I(1)(a)(iii) and s 60I(1)(b) — just and reasonable for the purpose of s 60IG(2). LIMITATION OF ACTIONS — causes of action not maintainable — extension under s 62A(2) of the Limitation Act 1969 — whether the plaintiff ought to have known that the injury was caused by the fault of the defendant for the purposes of s 50D(1)(b) and s 50D(2) — just and reasonable for the purpose of s 62A(2). Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Amendment (Personal Responsibility) Act 2002 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), ss 11, 18A, 50A, 50B, 50C, 50D, 50F, 52, 60E, 60F, 60G, 60I, 61A, 62A, 62B Cases Cited: Baker-Morrison v New South Wales (2009) 74 NSWLR 454; [2009] NSWCA 35 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Commonwealth of Australia v McClean (1996) 41 NSWLR 389; [1997] NSWCA 76 Commonwealth v Shaw (2006) 66 NSWLR 325 Commonwealth v Small [2005] NSWCA 478 Commonwealth v Smith [2006] HCATrans 242 Dedousis v The Water Board (1994) 181 CLR 171 Drayton Coal Pty Ltd v Drain (unreported, NSWCA, 22 August 1995) Gibbs v Guild (1881) 8 QBD 296 Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539 Holt v Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128; [2000] NSWCA 143 Kaye v Hoffman [2008] 17 Tas R 176; TASSC 2 Kaye v Hoffman [2009] 19 Tas R 357; TASSC 5 O'Neill v Foster (2004) 61 NSWLR 499; [2004] NSWSC 906 NSW v Gillett [2012] NSWCA 83 NSW v Kaiser (2022) 108 NSWLR 476; [2022] NSWCA 86 Smith v Commonwealth [2006] NSWSC 796 Stingel v Clark (2006) 226 CLR 442; [2006] HCA 37 Taylor v Owners - Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Rea [2002] NSWCA 49 UGL Rail Pty Ltd v Wilkinson Murray Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1959 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Vicki Maree Doughty (Plaintiff) Terrence Hillier (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: I D M Roberts SC / J Hillier (Plaintiff) S D Kalfas SC (Defendant)